No Surprise Here

BAGHDAD — When President Bush convened a meeting of his National Security Council on May 22, 2003, his special envoy in Iraq made a statement that caught many of the participants by surprise. In a video presentation from Baghdad, L. Paul Bremer III informed the president and his aides that he was about to issue an order formally dissolving Iraq’s Army…

Colin L. Powell, the secretary of state and a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was never asked for advice, and was in Paris when the May 22 meeting was held.

Mr. Powell, who views the decree as a major blunder, later asked Condoleezza Rice, who was serving as Mr. Bush’s national security adviser, for an explanation.

“I talked to Rice and said, ‘Condi, what happened?’ ” he recalled. “And her reaction was: ‘I was surprised too, but it is a decision that has been made and the president is standing behind Jerry’s decision. Jerry is the guy on the ground.’ And there was no further debate about it.”

We'll just add that to the list of national security and diplomatic events our former National Security Advisor and current Secretary of State was surprised by.

And, as always, remember: this clownish, horribly, comically, tragically, incompetent moron is the rock star of this administration.

Comments

[Evans Boney]

hey man, we have a lot of the same opinions, want to swap links?

[merlallen]

It is sad that she is the best they can do. I hope she runs as McBush's VP.
Anyone else would have fired her sorry ass on 9/12, not chickengeorge though, he rewards failure.

[Tonya]

OK, you've been "elsewhere" far too long.

[bruce]

I miss hearing from you, young man.

[For God's Sake]

For God's sake, already.

[Tonya]

Your take on the political circus would be most welcome! (Come back!)

[pam]

[shouting into the ether]

Ricky! Come back! Obama's a Muslim who fist-bumps Paris Hilton!

[/shouting into the ether]